Chapter 13

Saki Rukino watched the monitor on the 01 console. Contently Watching her sisters and then men they loved. "We've all grown up it seems" she spoke to the unconscious young man beside her "I could say it again" Saki paused "but I'd rather wait and say it when you have the chance to answer". Saki kissed his lips softly.

10...

The countdown started and the alarms sounded as L-Elf and Shoko descended the ladder leading up to the 01 cockpit.

9...

A-drei held Akira almost as if he was protecting her from what was yet to come.

8...

Saki took Haruto's hand in her's entwining her fingers in his once again.

7...

Shoko took L-Elf's hand in her's pulling him aside her as they ran to A-drei and Akira.

6...

The four ran to the safe confines of the shielded booth with the remote control panel and monitors inside.

5...

L-Elf and Akira nervously double-check the numbers making sure everything is on target

4...

Shoko looks at A-Drei realizing they both share a fear in their eyes.

3...

The Machine continues it's calculations.

2...

Akira smiles as the calculation finishes excitedly jumps into A-Drei's arms kissing him. L-Elf begins to happily tear up when seeing the number on the screen. They could never have hoped. Shoko runs to her man embracing him nervously when seeing his tears.

1...

Saki looks down at the control panel and seeing both the number and the celebration occuring in the booth she smiles and begins to cry happily.

Shoko and A-Drei see the control panel as well and embrace their lovers in a huge happy embrace.

Saki leans in and kisses her man with every bit of passion in her heart. "When he wakes up he'll certainly have something to remember" she thought.

0...

"All runes present. Chance of success 100%" the message flashed across the monitor screen in huge green letters.

"Beginning connection"

They heard it first. Saki's screams as she was thrown back in her chair. Thrown aside. Screaming in pain. She began to convulse.

"Stop it! Shut it down!" Shoko screamed tears in her eyes. L-Elf held her tight.

"There's no way to stop it once its begun" he said squeezing her tight as they both began to cry.

Saki screamed in pain, never once letting go of her sweet boy as she liked to call him. She held his hand tight through all the pain.

"I screwed up!" Akira started screaming crying as A-Drei held her tight doing calculations in her head. "How did I screw this up!" she screamed.

"You didn't!" L-Elf screamed tears in his eyes. "Look Akira-oneechan! Look!"

They watched it unfold.

The next scream Saki did not scream alone.

What were they seeing they thought. First Haruto began to scream in unison with Saki. Then they began to convulse in sync matched up perfectly. Then they both were tossed around like ragdolls in the same exact pattern.

"It's working" L-Elf spoke in a hushed whisper "It's working!" he screamed in excitement. Haruto was clearly breathing. He was moving. He had a voice. "Open your eyes Damn it!" he shouted at the top of his lungs" at Haruto. "Open your eyes!".

"Process complete" the computer voice spoke.

"System shutdown imminent"

The system power cut. All grew silent in the room. They console was shut down. They could no longer see Saki and Haruto in the 01 cockpit, The remote console went dead.

They had to hope all would be right.